Housetraining the Dog

Well, with an adult dog who's been previously housetrained, it's hit and miss when you move him to a new home. Lately it's been more miss than hit, as our schedule has been upset some.

However, there is good news, bless St. Francis, and that is that a friend of mine may have a crate big enough for Odin. Crate training is about the best thing around currently for housetraining dogs. It works on the principle that they won't soil their dens, where they sleep.

Now, if a dog has to go badly enough, where holding it is painful, then he will go. But more likely than not, he won't. I'm off work all next week, so if the crate thing works out, I can spend all that time doing three things: Working with Odin, cleaning my closets, and perhaps more importantly, getting back into the habit of praying the Liturgy of the Hours regularly.

Tomorrow is the office Christmas breakfast, so I have to cookity cookity cookity tonight. Cinnamon-swirl coffee cake with blueberries and peaches. Mmmmm. The others are bringing enough food that we could probably serve a homeless kitchen afterwards. Probably.